Charlie had a what? Jenny gaped at her brother in law as he repeated his statement. "Paul asked me to go check on his baby girl." Oh, heavens. Charlie had cheated.
Jenny sat down, abruptly. "I had no idea". She focused on taking slow, deep, breaths. "How old is she?"
"I don't know" Jeff ran his hand through his close-cropped hair in frustration. "I gave him the shot, and as he was falling asleep he asked you to help his baby girl. She's at his place. Then he went out." He looked at her, his dark eyes full of apology. "I'm so sorry."
Jenny hissed through her teeth. "How could he leave a baby alone? That's inhuman!" She thought back to the neglect she'd suffered, before her biological mother had lost custody. "I don't care what he did, I need to go see her." She looked around her home, frantic. "My house isn't baby-proof. What am I going to do with her?"
Paul shrugged. "I guess you could call Child Services. Our Mom is out of town, or she'd do it. This is a shock to me, too." He gestured vaguely. "If she's little enough, I guess you could leave her in a crib."
Crib. Diapers. Formula. Oh, dear, God. Deep breaths. Lord, I need your help, she pleaded.
"Let's go."
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